Innovations in Agro Animal Technologies

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Innovative approaches in vegetable research to meet the nutritional requisites in cold arid desert areas/Narendra Singh, Manish Bhoyar, Pal Murugan. M, Dorjey Angchok and R.B. Srivastava. 2. Solar greenhouses: A Boon for enhancing vegetable production in sub zero climatic conditions/Pal Murugan M, Narendra Singh, Dorjey Angchok, Manish Bhoyar, A.K. Katiyar, R.P. Bhatt, Hitesh Kumar and R.B. Srivastava. 3. Seed Production of biennial vegetable crops in trans-Himalayas/ Narendra Singh, Dorjey Angchok, S.B. Maurya and R.B. Srivastava. 4. Fruit production in cold desert of India/Tsering Stobdan, Ashish Yadav, Sanjai K. Dwivedi, Konchok Targais, Richa Arora and R.B. Srivastava. 5. Seabuckthorn production for greening and sustainable income generation in cold desert of India/Tsering Stobdan, Girish Korekar, O.P. Chaurasia, B. Balaji, Ashish Yadav, Sanjai K. Dwivedi, Konchok Targais, Sunil Mundra and R.B. Srivastava. 6. Specialty Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) for livelihood security in cold deserts/Ashish Yadav, Tsering Stobdan, Sanjai K. Dwivedi, Girish Korekar, Konchok Targais and R.B. Srivastava. 7. Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables in high altitudes/Ashish Yadav, Tsering Stobdan, O.P. Chauhan, Girish Korekar, Konchok Targais and R.B. Srivastava. 8. Trans-Himalayan Medicinal plants and Herbal nutraceutical products/O.P. Chaurasia, Sunil  K. Hota, Raj Kumar, Amol B. Tayade and R.B. Srivastava. 9. Phytochemical and pharmacological analysis of Rhodiola sp: A Review/Raj Kumar, Amol B. Tayade, Ashish Kumar, O.P. Chaurasia and R.B. Srivastava. 10. Soil Health status of trans-Himalayas/Somen Acharya, Narendra Singh, Anand K. Katiyar, S.B. Maurya and R.B. Srivastava. 11. Agricultural extension and technology dissemination in Ladakh: An overview/Dorjey Angchok, Pal Murugan M, Anand K. Katiyar, Hitesh Kumar, Konchok Tamchos and R.B. Srivastava. 12. Characterization and conservation of trans-Himalayan Flora: Through biotechnological approaches/Janifer Raj X, Jitendra Kumar, Manish Bhoyar, Gyan P. Misra, Prabodh K. Bajpai, Ashish R. Warghat and R.B. Srivastava. 13. Energy efficient long-term conservation of plant germplasm in permafrost conditions/Narendra Singh, R.B. Srivastava and S.B. Maurya. 14. Modern dairy farming in cold arid regions/Vijay K. Bharti, A. Biswas, G. Venkatesan, D. Gogoi, P.B. Deshmukh, S. Patial, P.R. Venkatesh and R.B. Srivastava. 15. Small ruminant Husbandary practices in Himalayan regions/Vijay K. Bharti, A. Biswas, G. Venkatesan, , P.B. Deshmukh, P. Kumar, Guru Charan and R.B. Srivastava. 16. Commercial poultry farming in cold arid region of Leh-Ladakh/A. Biswas, Vijay K. Bharti, P.B. Deshmukh, G. Venkatesan and R.B. Srivastava. 17. Zanskar ponies: Packers and movers on the rugged terrain/ G. Venkatesan, P.B. Deshmukh, A. Biswas, Vijay K. Bharti and R.B. Srivastava. 18. Prospects of Fodder production and management in cold deserts/Janifer Raj X, Jitendra Kumar, Eli Paljor, Narendra Singh, O.P. Chaursia and R.B. Srivastava. 19. Eco Environment improvement of cold desert: DIHAR Initiatives/Pal Murugan M, Eli Paljor, Janifer Raj X, O.P. Chaurasia, B. Balaji, Narendra Singh and R.B. Srivastava. 20. Potential of non conventional energy sources in Himalayan frontiers/Syed B. Mustafa, Somen Acharya, Banu Prakash and R.B. Srivastava. 21. Challenges at High altitude: The limits to human performance/Kalpana B. Hota, Sunil K. Hota, Priyanka Dhar, O.P. Chaurasia and R.B. Srivastava. 22. Agro-Bioterrorism: A Potential threat and preparedness/Gyan P. Mishra, Raghwendra Singh, Manish Bhoyar, Jitendra Kumar and R.B. Srivastava. 23. Development of radiation countermeasure agents through harnessing high-altitude cold arid region bioresource/Rajesh Arora and W. Selvamurthy.

Food and Nutritional security remains a major constraint in high altitude cold arid regions especially in Trans-Himalayas. Several initiatives have been taken by government and non-governmental organizations to meet the fresh food requirements in this inhospitable terrain. The book is an informative compilation of cold arid agro animal technologies and focuses mainly on research and development perspectives pertaining to high altitude regions. Though the main focus is on agro animal technologies, plentiful information exists in the book for all those engaged in research on high altitude cold arid and circumpolar environments. Multidisciplinary group of scientists have contributed on different aspects at high altitude agro-techniques, flora and fauna for bringing out this essential book. Chapters deal with various subjects viz, vegetable research to meet the nutritional requisites, importance and design of solar green houses and seed production of vegetable crops. Fruit production and important fruit crops such as seabuckthorn and apricot have also been described. Some chapters also describe the biodiversity of Trans-Himalayan medicinal plants, biotechnological approaches for their characterization and conservation, the nutraceuticals developed and energy efficient long term conservation of plant germplasm in permafrost conditions. The sustainable livestock and poultry production and prospects for fodder production at high altitudes have been presented in detail. The book also deals with eco environment improvement of Ladakh through afforestation, potential non conventional energy sources and describes the soil health status of the region. The importance of agricultural extension in transferring the technology from lab to land has also been discussed in high altitude perspectives and the challenges which limit human performance at high altitude have also been elaborated.